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Local Heroes in Arbroath, Angus*

Arbroath, Angus Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• bonzo- jailed.
• David Buick founder of general motors.The American car manufactors which the Buick automobile is named after him was born in Green st Arbroath.
• Mebbe not a celebrity but the award winning reporter & radio scotland broadcaster Iain S Bruce is from Arbroath. He went to Timmergreens primary.
• dominic diamond! waaaaaaaayyyy
• There's the boy that invented the postage stamp and "john Buick" who created his own car company that did quite well.
• gav swankie seems to the hes the pope of arbroath and thats never true
• billy connelly shagged his first girlfriend in the western cemerty down beside the wardykes side!to this day you can still see his name carved into the tree
• Louis Benson!Famous for being a slimeball, eh i mean a film director and awards ceremony organiser!
• Joe Tamsons bairns, famous for that naked Sunday experience.
• Some football player a golfer and Norman Bowman who's on the westend
• dominic diamond , famous gay presenter
• Liz McColgan.
• Best chicks,Jenny and Sarah Smith
• "bottles",the old man whose full time job is collecting the glass returnable bottles from bins and cashing them in for money.
• liz mccahgluan- the runner chick tiger woods ate here!(along with the rest of them!)
• ALL THE COCKS UP HOSPITALFIELD ARE FAMOUS OR SO THEY WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK.
• I suppose our most famous "son" is Andy Stewart... maybe notorious is a better word to use. A man who gave joy to millions whilst simultaneously sounding the death knell of the traditional Scottish music scene. It's only now starting to recover from the tartan biscuit tin image. However, this image did very well for selling the country abroad. A very exportable commodity, thanks to Mr.Stewart and his ilk. And let's face it, he knew how to throw a party.
• Sporting Bill, Big Steve, Mikker, Telicine (the band) consisting of Stevie Bell, Lee House and Nelly watson!
• There have been some. Dominic Diamond, if you consider him a celebrity, from Gamesmaster. I think Andy Stewart also, famous Scottish singer from way back.
• It's not all the Hospitalfield residents that think they are famous - it's just the Kinghorne Street residents!
• Absolutely none apart from 'Hospitalfield' residents (who all think they should be famous)
• Don Brecon - He paints Trains! The Black Prince! used to live in Lostwithiel when it was the capital of Cornwall.

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• The dude that has his hair in a pony tail, wears black clothes and talks to himself whilst listening to his walkman. Usually walking up the high street.
• Big TINO
• you dont see johnny rotten much anymore. the foundry bar band can often be seen playing for spare change.
• wow ummmm dont know wany more in the summer 'motnh' theres usually one or two people in the highstreet
• Don Boabachine! Hes westside Froickheims Don and most of his big "deals" (mostly tictacs and mars bars) are done in arbroath
• Joe Smith the oldest swinger in town you'll find him in the Fishies most days.
• sMACK HAEDS ON THE STREET SELLING THE BIG ISSUE
• the lady with the glasses that stands beside the holiday shop next to whsmith
• wullie found in fishermans usually
• arbroath features lovable charactures such as old horton canally, gnasher the junkie and the legendary soundstone!
• happy heid fae strathy,n squeak that hung about the water tower.
• The paraplegic fruitcake with turrets syndrome that struggles up & down the high street swearing feveredly at all manor of animate and inanimate objects
• Wrights houses most of the weird and wonderful characters, most of them have to be seen to be believed, the old man who coughs and farts at the same time, the strange gentleman given a pay out from his family to stay away from them, and agent smith the slick-haired dodgy dancing bloke who likes to stand and stare at everyone with an odd look on his face!Odin has its fair share of well known oddballs, largely unrecognisable with their clothes on though!
• Bernie town bike,Debbie second in command(sloppy seconds).Vickie im Abodys pal,buy me a drink and ill show you how i can pull you even though you have a girlfriend,my my you three,you really are a sharing bunch.Get a grip.
• Tam Forbes on the spoons, usually found playing them large in the Newgate inn, Cliffy Or any Fit o the toon pubs.
• a relly great out of tune piper who takes only pleasure in setting you up with the biggest headache. ladys not in the mood for a little love making go find this man at the pendy. headache cenral
• dennis the menace or jonny rotten as hes been called can often be seen begging for cash playing nirvana badly on an accoustic with 3 strings
• Sometimes you get some good buskers, but it's a rarity.
• The Christians who have a hymn service once in a while
• ye one guy in the pendy that wears a kilt and doesnt actually play anything he just tunes his guitar all day
• WELL DONE A FEW DOLE SCROUNGERS FROM ARBROATH MAKING ANOTHER FEW QUID AT THE PENDY
• shoot htem all
• Kevin and Julie after Corn Exchange
• if i see one more i will rip off their head and shit down their neck
• The big issue seller who looks like dennis the menace
• What ever happened to "Lord Mustard"? He was that ancient bloke in a yellow checked suit and straw boater who used to turn up on the precint and tap dance to a comically jazz ghetto blaster. He had an impossibly wrinkled mug and used to squeeze and ply wonderful facial expression as he shook and juddered his Grade 2 listed frame.
• Big issue sellers with absolutely no ambition!

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